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I Found My New Best Friend Traveling to London: Part 4 – Where to Stay in London – Intercontinental London Park Lane Hotel Overview

February 2, 2017
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She and I decided to go to London and Paris for a mother-daughter getaway. We flew Business Class and stayed in 5 star hotels. I paid for this trip for a fraction of the retail cost by using airline miles and hotel points.

I’ve never traveled so long with my mom before, and at the end of the trip, I felt like I had a new best friend! Without the miles & points hobby, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to experience the joy of traveling with my mom.

Relax and Watch the Busy Streets of Mayfair Through the Giant Windows of the Arch Bar at the Intercontinental London Park Lane

Intercontinental London Park Lane Hotel Overview

Connie: Checking into the lntercontinental London Park Lane was wonderful. The doormen were gracious and always welcomed us warmly. The lobby was beautiful with fresh flowers and some arrangements hanging on the walls. The room was spacious and our window faced the main street. The Hotel is located across from Hyde Park and within walking distance to many famous landmarks and attractions.

I Chose This Hotel Because It Looked So Beautiful! Plus It Was Centrally Located

1. IHG

It costs 60,000 IHG points per night to stay at the Intercontinental London Park Lane. But mom and I used the Points + Cash option and paid 50,000 IHG points and $70 per night.

You can earn 80,000 IHG points by signing up for the Chase IHG card and spending $1,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of opening your account.

You’ll also get a free night at any IHG hotel each anniversary of opening your account. Regardless of whether the room costs $100 or $1,000!

If you are short the points you need for your hotel stay, you can always buy IHG points. They currently cost 1.15 cents each. But if you use the IHG Points + Cash trick, you can get them for 0.7 cents each!

2. Hyatt

If you don’t want to stay at an IHG hotel, there are plenty of other points hotels in London.

It costs between 7,500 and 70,000 Marriott points to stay at a Marriott or Ritz-Carlton hotel. And Starwood hotels charge between 3,000 Starwood points (2,000pointson weekends) and 35,000 Starwood points for a free night.

You could stay at The London EDITION, a 5-star Ritz-Carlton hotel, for 50,000 Marriott points (or convert 17,000 Starwood points into Marriott points). Or you could stay at the Aloft London Excel for 10,000 Starwood points (or convert 30,000 Marriott points to Starwood points).

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I’ve been enjoying your series about your visit to London with your mum. Glad to read that you enjoyed it. I have been going there since I was a child (have a lot of family). Will be visiting again in November. Thanks for giving me hotel options; Intercontinental sounds like a great place! Searching for cheaper options too.

You can also take the Tube directly from Heathrow. This isn’t the more expensive Heathrow Express. The regular tube is a little slower but there is a stop on the corner (Hyde Park Corner) just opposite the Intercontinental. It’s a super convenient location!

Hi Helen, We took a rideshare for ~$50. It was a bit cold, windy, and rainy when we arrived and just wanted to get there fast. Here’s what the official London park Lane website has to say (but our rideshare was much cheaper).

“Located 16 miles/26km (west) from the hotel, expect a road transfer time of 45 minutes to one hour depending on the traffic. Taxi fee: approximately £100. Taxis (London Black Cabs) are available with no advance booking from dedicated taxi ranks at each terminal. Larger vehicles are available on request; please book in advance via the Concierge. There is a train shuttle service called the Heathrow Express to Paddington Station. Trains run every 15 minutes between 5am and 11.40pm with a journey time of 15 minutes. The fare is £18.00 for Single Express Class. Allow up to 10 minutes to walk from each airport terminal to the main station. Once in Paddington station you may reach the hotel by taxi, fare: approximately £10. Total journey time to the hotel is approximately 50 minutes. London Underground – the ‘Tube’ – also runs regular services into central London. Fare: from £4.50. Take the Piccadilly Line direct to Hyde Park Corner station. From there the hotel is five minutes’ walk. Complete journey time: 50 minutes. Please note that a busy road junction separates the Underground station from the hotel so your route is via underpasses. If you are carrying a substantial amount of luggage the short journey will be a little difficult.”

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